De thi HSG 9

Phòng giáo dục và đào tạo
huyện Hiệp Hoà

Đề thi chọn học sinh giỏi cấp huyện
Năm học 2007-2008
Môn thi: Tiếng Anh lớp 8
Thời gian làm bài: 150 phút


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I/ Choose the word in each group that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest (5 points).
1.
a. blind
b. invent
c. divide
d. provide

2.
a. thing
b. think
c. though
d. birthday

3.
a. school
b. check
c. cheese
d. church

4.
a. received
b. washed
c. asked
d. coughed

5.
a. promise
b. realise
c. organise
d. surprise


II/ Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences (10points).
1. All chemicals and drugs must be put in ... cupboards.
a. lock
b. locked
c. unlocked
d. unlock

2. Even though the man was weak and small, he was the ... .
a. servant
b. master
c. server
d. maid

3. The news made all the villagers ... . They were happy to wait for the prince.
a. said
b. upset
c. cruel
d. excited

4. You should try different ways of learning words ... the best way for yourself.
a. to make up
b. to find out
c. to give up
d. to look for

5. The aims of the Scouting Association was ... in 1907.
a. stated
b. established
c. claimed
d. found

6. ... not to make mistake, type slowly and carefully.
a. So as
b. In order
c. So that
d. Both a and b

7. It’s a long time ... I had a good meal.
a. for
b. since
c. from
d. after

8. The boys who worked ... won the prizes.
a. hardly
b. harder
c. hardest
d. the hardest

9. His knowledge ... since he got the habit of reading.
a. develops
b. developed
c. has developed
d. have developed

10. Look outside! It ... . Every thing is beatiful.
a. snows
b. is snowing
c. snowed
d. was snowing


III/ There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find and correct it (5 points).
1. I prefer reading books to play video games.
A B C D
2. Would you like going to the movie with us tonight?
A B C D
3. A new shop mall is opening in Nam’s neighborhood today.
A B C D
4. You should use this dictionary finding out how to pronounce English words.
A B C D
5. Some learners write each word and it’s use on a small piece of paper to remember it.
A B C D
IV/ Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words at the end of each sentence (10 points).

She is singing ...
beauty


You should ... and clean your house. It’s dirty.
paint


Will Liz be ... to join our Tet celebrations?
ability


This map was very ... on our holiday.
use


Go straight ahead and take the ... on the left.
two


After discussion they came up with some ... .
decide


... is for commercial purposes.
advertise


“I think garbage ... only worked one day a week”.
collect


If you want to satisfy your ..., come and see it.
curious


A boy fell off his bicycle and became ... .
conscious


V/ Rewite each of the sentences, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stay the same (10 points).
1. I walk slowly. -> I am ...
2. My husband said to me: “Go to the movie!” -> My husband told me ...
3. The teacher asked the children not to make noise in class. -> The teacher said to the children: “..... !”.
4. French is not as difficult as English. -> English...
5. He has played the guitar for ten years. ->